A Bristol man has shared his frustration after a licence for a family event during St Paul’s Carnival was rejected because of “noise pollution”.

Mike Wiley said he has held similar events in his Grosvenor Road home on the same day as the carnival four or five times before.

But when an application for a Temporary Event Notice this time, he received a letter of objection.

St Paul's Carnival 2014

Mr Wiley told Bristol Live: “It’s been turned down on grounds of pollution. That’s predicting there’s going to be pollution. I’ve never had it before. It’s unfair. We’ve got to sit in the garden. We’re not allowed to play music, we’re not allowed to sell food.

“I think it’s unfair. It’s just not fair for what should be a community run event.

“It’s not something I do on a regular basis. I’ve done it four or five times in the past.”

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It will also be the first time the carnival has been held since it was cancelled in 2015.

Mr Wiley said: “Being told we can’t play music on the day is just so unfair. It’s just wrong. To say I’m going to have pollution is saying I’m going to do something I’ve never done before.

Mike Wiley applied for a licence to Bristol City Council but this year they have rejected it because of 'noise pollution'.

“I try to do the best I can for my community.

“I’m very disappointed.”

The application then went before Bristol City Council’s licensing committee on April 5 and was formally rejected.

Bristol City Council said the official reason the application was rejected is: “The sub-committee determined that the concerns of the police representative and environmental health representative were well founded and those concerns could not be resolved by the Licensing Authority within the statutory constraints in a way that would enable the premises to operate over the proposed event period without risking the promotion of the licensing objectives.

“Therefore, having regard to the objection notice, it was appropriate to give a counter notice with a view to promoting the licensing objectives.”